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There shall be a Municipal Clerk appointed by the Mayor and
Borough Council. The term of office of the Clerk shall be three years
which shall run from January 1 in the year in which the Clerk was
appointed.
[New]
No person shall be appointed as Municipal Clerk unless he or
she shall have a registered Municipal Clerk Certificate issued pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-133 et seq.
[New]
The Clerk's salary shall be established in the Salary Ordinance.
[New]
The Municipal Clerk shall:
a.
Act as secretary of the municipal corporation and custodian of the
municipal seal and of all minutes, books, deeds, bonds, contracts,
and archival records of the municipal corporation. The Borough Council
may, however, provide by ordinance that any other specific officer
shall have custody of any specific other class of record;
b.
Act as secretary to the Borough Council, prepare meeting agendas
at the discretion of the Council, be present at all meetings of the
Council, keep a journal of the proceedings of every meeting, retain
the original copies of all ordinances and resolutions, and record
the minutes of every meeting;
c.
Serve as the chief administrative officer in all elections held in
the Borough, subject to the requirements of Title 19 of the New Jersey
Statutes Annotated;
d.
Serve as chief registrar of voters in the Borough, subject to the
requirements of Title 19 of the New Jersey Statutes Annotated;
e.
Serve as the administrative officer responsible for the acceptance
of applications for licenses and permits and the issuance of licenses
and permits, except where Statute or ordinance has delegated that
responsibility to some other Borough officer;
f.
Serve as coordinator and records manager responsible for implementing
local archives and records retention programs as mandated pursuant
to Title 47 of the New Jersey Statutes Annotated;
g.
Perform such other duties as are now or hereafter imposed by Statute,
regulation or by ordinance or resolution.
[1966 Code §§ 11-75—11-77; Ord. No. 16-90]
a.
Position Created. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-135, the office of Deputy
Municipal Clerk is hereby created.
b.
Appointment. The Deputy Municipal Clerk shall be appointed annually
by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council.
c.
Powers and Duties. The Deputy Municipal Clerk shall assist and be
under the direction of the Municipal Clerk in the performance of his
or her duties and shall perform such other duties as the Municipal
Clerk may prescribe. In the absence or temporary disability of the
Municipal Clerk, the Deputy Clerk shall perform the duties of the
Municipal Clerk.
d.
Compensation. The compensation of Deputy Municipal Clerk shall be
as is provided by the Salary Ordinance.
